MAT 3021 Number Theory, Fall 2016

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Professor(s)

Ariane Masuda

Department

Mathematics

Course Code

MAT 3021

Semester / Year

Fall 2016

Course Description

This course is an introduction to number theory. Topics include divisibility (division algorithm, GCD, etc), primes, congruence, the fundamental theorem of arithmetic, quadratic reciprocity, number theoretic functions and Fermat’s little theorem. Some applications will be done, which can be computer based, to encourage students to propose and test conjectures.

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Acknowledgements

This course was created by: Ariane Masuda